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Just started with HA and couldnāt believe this isnāt a possibility. Had to create multiple tire sensors and only had to change one word in each entity but required many many clicks to create multiples.
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+1 would be very very handy
With everything thatās possible with HA I was surprised this isnāt. One could create a functionality to copy the helper in the UI with a new name (or add ā- copyā and let the user change it when the helper is editted) or put them in a seperate yaml easily accessible to the end user that likes to write code. I need to create 8 helpers with all just 1 or 2 variables slightly different, this really is a pain to do now.
Found this topic googling how to do it. Iām about to create 25 nearly identical helpersā¦ this would definitely be a very useful feature!
I have a helper with 20 sensors that I use to trigger an alarm when all family members are out.
Now I wanted to build a similar helper that includes all sensors except the two on the upper floor.
Of course, the easiest way would be to duplicate the first helper and then delete the two sensors. Now I have to create everything from scratch.
Please, HA team, it would be great if you could implement this in the future
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I already voted for this, but I am commenting because I think this deserves more attention.
I just created 15 helpers, and this was a real chore.
When we spend time in our home atomations, having to spend 30 minutes in absurd time consuming error prone tasks is an absolute waste
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I could have used this today to set up helpers for my heating zone valves!
+1 Same problem for me need, clone and mass edit via YAML
Does anybody know where helper are saved ?
It must be somewhere in a fileā¦ maybe not in YAML 
The helpers are stored in the hidden directory ā/config/.storageā. Each helper type seems to be a single file, e.g. āinput_buttonā.
Looks like the files are human readable and editable. But Iām not sure whether it is a good idea to change them manually.
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